V-Marked Lady Beetle

V-marked lady beetle crawling on a flower
Scientific Name
Neoharmonia venusta
Family
Coccinellidae (ladybird beetles) in the order Coleoptera (beetles)
Description

The V-marked lady beetle, one of our many native lady beetles, is very attractive. The pattern and coloration can vary greatly among individuals, but most in this species have a V on the back. They eat a variety of soft-bodied insects, including the larvae of leaf beetles. One of their principal foods are leaf beetles that feed on the leaves of willows.

Learn more about this and other lady beetles (ladybugs) on their group page.

Other Common Names
V-Marked Ladybug
Charming Lady Beetle
Media Gallery
V-marked lady beetle crawling on a flower
Many of our native lady beetle species are quite beautiful. The V-marked lady beetle (Neoharmonia venusta) is very attractive. The pattern can vary greatly among individuals, but most in this species have a V on the back.
Donna Brunet
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V-marked lady beetle crawling on a flower
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About Land Invertebrates in Missouri
Invertebrates are animals without backbones, including earthworms, slugs, snails, and arthropods. Arthropods—invertebrates with “jointed legs” — are a group of invertebrates that includes crayfish, shrimp, millipedes, centipedes, mites, spiders, and insects. There may be as many as 10 million species of insects alive on earth today, and they probably constitute more than 90 percent all animal species.